Polishing instrument.



G. H. MARSHALL. POLISHING INSTRUMENT.

APPLICATION FILED 001'. 14, 1908.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

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GEORGE H. MARSHALL, OF ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN.

POLISHING INSTRUMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 24, 19m).

Application filed October 14, 1908. Serial No. 457,787.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. MARsHALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Johns, in the county of Clinton and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Polishing Instruments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in polishing instruments and the object of the invention is an attractive device of this character which is designed particularly for use in polishing shoes or boots or the like, although it is not limited to any such use, but may be employed for polishing purposes generally or for various other purposes that will at once present themselves to the user, said device being susceptible of being quickly and conveniently knocked down into a substantially fiat condition so as to be capable of being readily packed in a suit case or the like when traveling, and possessing certain other advantages, that will become at once apparent as the invention is hereinafter disclosed, over the ordinary devices of this character in general use.

With this and other objects in view that will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions and arrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and then point out the novel features thereof in the appended claim.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, and to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved polishing instrument; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof; and, Fig. 3 is a detail View of one end of the polishing stri C drresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawing, by the same reference characters.

A polishing device constructed in accordance with my invention embodies a bow l which is formed of a suitable length of any desired elastic material or substance, preferably. steel. The ends of this bow are inserted in pockets 2 provided at the opposite ends of a polishing strip 3 which is less in length than the material constituting the bow, and is designed to be stretched between the ends thereof, as shown. The polishing strip 3 is preferably provided at its ends with pockets 2 on both sides thereof so as to be rendered reversible and permit both sides of the same to be employed as polishing surfaces. It is to be understood that this polishing strip 3 may be formed of any material found most suitable or eilicient in practice, for the object to be polished, as for example, when the device is employed in shining boots or shoes, the strip is made of soft but rough material such as flannel. In some instances, such as when polishing silver, it has been found desirable to employ strips of dififerent materials in the polishing operation, and for this purpose I have provided a strip 3 which is reversible and is provided on its opposite sides with polishing surfaces of a different character, such as flannel and chamois skin.

In addition to its function of stretching the polishing strip 8, the how 1 also serves as a handle by means of which the device may be readily grasped by the user and rubbed back and forth over the object to be polished, it being noted that as the polishing strip is spaced from the bow, it is rendered capable of yielding under pressure, and will thus conform to curved surfaces.

From the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be apparent that I have provided an improved polishing device which is particularly efficient in operation and is susceptible of many uses; which embodies to a marked degree the elements of simplicity and durability, and which consists of comparatively few parts that may be easily and cheaply manufactured so as to be placed upon the market at a price not too great to prevent the general adoption of the device.

By forming the polishing strip of leather or similar material, it will be seen that an efficientdevice is provided, through the instrumentality of which a razor or a knife or the like may be polished or honed. l Having thus described the invention, What 5 I claim is:

A collapsible polishing device comprising a substantially flat bar constructed of a suitable length of spring material, and a polish ing strip shorter than the bar and provided 10 at its opposite ends on both sides With pocki ets, the ends of the bar being detachably seated in the pockets on the same side of the GEORGE H. MARSHALL. [n 3.]

Witnesses D. G. Ln BARON, M. C. WILLIAMS. 

